Layout, footprint design change request

Layout Footprints
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Dear

I miss the following functions while generating a new foorprint.

  • Set origin to pin 1
  • Set origin to center. (where center is the mitt between the existing pads)

I also miss the option to generate a extruded body

  • It would be great to add an extruded body into the footprint without leaving KiCad
  • Extruded body shall be polygon based one and a cylinder
  • The color of the body shall be selectable

That would be very nice.

Best regards

Martin

2

The footprint origin is called “anchor” in KiCad and it’s possible to change it in the footprint editor, it’s in Place -> Anchor or in the right hand toolbar.

If you want something more flexible, you can give a thumb up to https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/5073.

3

I know this but the feature is to set it to the midd of Pin1 or center.
This costs a programmer nothing more than some time and makes it much more easy to draw a new footprint.

4

The feature request above would handle that.

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